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* 	File-Name: 	ReadMe.txt
*	Date:  		04/22/2020
*	Author: 	Nada Maamoun, Ryan Kennedy, Xiaomeng Jin and Johannes Urpelainen
*	Purpose:   	ReadMe for Replication package folder included in the Replication data: Identifying Coal-fired Plants for Early Retirement  
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*	Summary
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The Replication package contains the following files:

:: ReadMe.txt: this file.
:: Data: the dataset containing all the variables used in the summary staistics, main anaylsis and sensitivity checks. 
:: Data_imp: the dataset used for the sensitivity check using imputed values for missing data. 
:: Data_for_plot: the dataset containing the variables and coordinates needed for mapping in QGIS.
:: Analysis.R: the r-script to reproduce the anaylsis, tables and sensitivity checks.
:: Imputed_NAs: the r-script to reproduce the sensitivity check using imputed values for missing data.
:: Plots.R: the r-script to reproduce the figures, matrices and guide for mapping in QGIS.
:: Codebook.pdf: the codebook and details on the data collection and index formation   


 
These results are presented in details in:
Nada Maamoun, Ryan Kennedy, Xiaomeng Jin and Johannes Urpelainen. "Identifying Coal-fired Plants for Early Retirement", Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (2020).


